L is for...

Today we actually have two posts, so don't forget to stop by Smokey's 14th Birthday post as well!!

The letter L will be featured today...here goes...
LASER EYES!! Cats are great at giving the lasers to ward off the evil flashy box...Smokey demonstrates this technique.

LOUNGING - I believe this is Walker, another foster kitten...he knows how to lounge!

LICK - Devon licks a tree in the back yard, while out on a walk one day.

LADIES LEGS IN LAKE!! Well, technically its our feet, but you get the idea :) This picture was taken on one of our many trips to Minnesota. This trip was planned around the lakes and we decided to drive around and put our feet in as many lakes as possible one day! We had a lot of fun and enjoyed the beautiful scenery as we drove. The water was very cold!!

Tomorrow will be the letter M...

K is for...

Today's post will be short...although I have many pictures of our first word, I'll only show one :)
KITTENS!! - The kittens pictured here are Cooper (orange), and Trevor. They were both adopted to loving homes with other kittens from the program. They will be 8 years old this year :)

KNEADING!! We all know how cats love to knead, or make biscuits...here's Tanner demonstrating this fine art.

Tomorrow is L...stay tuned

J is for...

The letter J allowed me the opportunity to review some older pictures looking for just the right ones...here's what I came up with...
JESTER!! Devon, at his birthday party in 2006, dressed up for his guests. He was so proud to have a party...we made crowns as our craft...he loved it!

JACK-O-LANTERN - Devon enjoys dressing up, although he doesn't wear anything for very long. We tried on a variety of Halloween costumes this year...he sat and watched tv for most of the photo session :)

JUMPING - An action shot of Tanner...boxes are fun, but so is jumping out of them!

JAPANESE TOILET - now on to a couple of non cat photos. This is the Japanese style, squat toilet. We found these in most bathrooms, but thankfully there was normally at least one 'western' style toilet as well.

JAIL - Auntie and a friend in 'jail' at the Paul Bunyun land in Minnesota.

Well, there you have it...several words that start with J and photos to go along with them! Tomorrow we'll have the letter K...stay tuned.

I is for...

I was about to say we'll skip the vowels, but I challenged myself and came up with the following...
INTERESTING! This is another shot from the Red Wing Parade...here are students from a cosmotology school dancing down the street with huge scissors! This was interesting, to say the least!

IMMUNOTHERAPY INJECTIONS - This is the box that Mojo's allergy (immunotherapy) serum comes in. This is the list of the various allergens that are included in his serum to help reduce he reactions. These shots worked wonders for him. Smokey also has a box of serum in the fridge, and he gets 1cc every two weeks.

ICE and snow...Tanner playing in, standing in, looking in awe at the snow we had this past winter. We had a lot of sleet (ice) that fell on top of the snow and really condensed it. The boys would not venture out until the patio was cleared :)

That's the last post this week...we'll take Sunday off and resume on Monday with the letter J...stay tuned!

H is for...

It was more challenging to find a cat picture with the Letter H than I thought it would be...but here goes...

HELPING!! Devon helps us wrap some Christmas presents...we couldn't have done it without him :)
HAPPINES! Mojo is experiencing pure happiness rolling in the grass during his last days with us.

HOUSE - Here's our house at the beginning of summer. Our grass doesn't always stay this green throughout the whole summer...it gets too hot for it.

HORSE - I know some bloggers have real horses, but this one was painted and on display at the State Fair. We hold our state fair in October each year in Raleigh.

Here are some real horses in a parade in Red Wing, Minnesota. These people really know how to put on a parade.

Well, that's our post for the letter H.

G is for...

The letter G is brought to you today by...

GREEN GRASS - Here's Devon playing in the grass last summer.
GARDEN - Our garden last summer. We grew squash (that's the large plant), basil, tomatoes, bell peppers, jalapenos. We tried okra, cantaloupe and watermelon, but they didn't work.

Grey kitten...this is Cody. He was also featured in the B post. He is a bit older here, and also ready to go to his forever home.

Gorgeous Goose...Smokey's nickname is Goose, and he probably knows that as his name more than Smokey. :)

Geese...here's the real thing...some Canadian Geese chowing down on the grass at Brookgreen Gardens.

Happy Birthday Tanner!!!

Hi all...Tanner here and today is my 8th birthday!! I'm so glad you all came by to celebrate with me...
I've taken a nice 'nip' nap and am ready to P-A-R-T-Y!!

Just look for the balloons in front of the house to know where to go...

We are serving yummy fish...

Of course there is ham...we know that is a crowd favorite around here!

Roasted chicken...yum

Chocolate cake...my absolute favorite!

No party would be complete with a niptini or two...and look it's green...my favorite color!

There's also plenty of dried catnip, toys and treats to go around...Stay as long as you want...we'll party like there's no tomorrow!

Tanner

F is for...

F was actually pretty easy...here goes...
FRIENDS and FAMILY ...Devon and Tanner are brothers and best buds.

FISH - Charles is happy to be on the blog again. He is a betta fish.

FROGS!! Tanner is dressed like a frog for Halloween...he looks thrilled doesn't he? :)

FLOWERS!! Spring is breaking out all over these days, and soon we'll have tons of flowers everywhere. I took this picture at the State Fair last year.

More pretty flowers...this color of lantana is my favorite.

More Flowers...these were at a farmers market in Minnesota. So beautiful.

FLAIR-UPS...Mojo had really bad allergies, and he would flair up around his mouth. We were lucky that our vet at the vet school would let us submit photos of him, so she could track his progress.

FIBROSARCOMA - in this picture you can clearly see Mojo's tumor. It had many lumps and bumps on it, and a few sores. We were lucky that it never ruptured or oozed. Mojo was still enjoying what little bit of life he had left here...

Tomorrow is the letter G...

E is for...

E was a bit trickier to come up with things, but here goes...

EERIE!! Devon looks eerie in his Halloween costume.
EAGLE!! This picture was taken last summer on vacation...this bird was injured and living out its days at Brookgreen Gardens in Myrtle Beach, SC.

EVERYONE EATING! Here are all the boys chowing down one night having some yummy canned food.

D is for...

There's no other choice besides Devon when it comes to the letter D.
Devon as a baby in November 2001. He'd been at my house for about 2 weeks at this time. I think he was settling in nicely, don't you?
Devon, on the towels, and Smokey helping with the laundry...
Devon loves his brothers...snuggling with Tanner
Devon and Mojo on the couch...
Devon loves to lay on pizza boxes, especially if they are warm.

Well, that's D...tomorrow is the letter E. That might be a bit tricky!

C is for...

Here we go again, with the third day of the challenge...today, C is for...
CAKE!! My co--workers celebrated my birthday with me, by making this very cute cat cake...how perfect!

CREATIVE CALENDARS! My scrapbooking group made desk calendars one year during our New Year's Crop. The cat in this picture, is the Fat Whitey, all grown up :)

CUDDLES! Tanner loved to cuddle with the foster kittens. Here he is putting a choke hold on Derek :) Tanner isn't quite a small as he thinks he is.

CATNIP!! What would C be without our favorite catnip? Tanner and the boys love the fresh stuff...our plants are going nicely this year, and it won't be long before we can break a big branch off for them to enjoy.

Tomorrow will be the letter D...wonder who will be featured then? :)

B is for.....

The quality of this picture is quite poor, but hopefully it still shows the 'B's I wanted to portray today...B is for...Baby - Belly - Boy - Beautiful

This is Cody, he was one of four in a litter that came to us with a mom cat! The mom, Jesse, was simply amazing. We didn't realize how much she did, until we started bottle raising kittens. Mom cats rock!! Anyway back to Cody...he was a love muffin, and looked just like his mom. He was adopted with one of his sisters to a young couple. He would be 7 years old now.

A is for April

We are participating in the challenge set forth by The Bombastic Bandicoots, who got the idea from their friends. The idea is to blog every day during the month of April, minus Sunday, and each day write about a letter of the alphabet, A-Z. I am going to change things up a bit, and either write about or at least post a picture for each letter.

Today is day one, and that is letter A...A is for April. April is a good month in our house...we have two birthdays to celebrate. Tanner will 8 on the 7th and Smokey will be 14 on the 14th.

We also have Easter, the celebration of the resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, without whom we would be nothing.

April Showers bring May Flowers is a common saying...we will be heading to the flower shop this month for our spring/summer flowers. My favorite flowers are purple and blue ones. My sister loves pink.

Well, that's April...tomorrow is the letter B.